Frank Joseph Rodimer

Frank Joseph Rodimer (25 October 1927-) was the Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey from 28 February 1978 to 1 June 2004, succeeding Lawrence B. Casey and preceding Arthur J. Serratelli.

Biography
Frank Joseph Rodimer was born in Rockaway, New Jersey in 1927, and he beecame an ordained Catholic priest in 1951, having studied at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC. In 1954, he became Assistant Chancellor of the Diocese of Paterson, and Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Paterson in 1978, making him the first native-born bishop in the diocese. During his tenure, he was known for his opposition to the death penalty and permanent replacements for striking workers. He would later admit that his attempts to prevent his colleagues in the Catholic Church from engaging in child sexual abuse was inadequate, and he retired in 2004.